This innovative five-part series employs more than 30 animatronic spy cameras disguised as animals to secretly record behavior in the wild.

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availablepublic14810http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spy-in-the-wild-about/14810/2365925112cove14810S35: Spy in the Wild | Series Preview This five-part mini-series employs over 30 animatronic “spycams” disguised as animals.In the most innovative series NATURE has ever presented, the five-part “Spy in the Wild” employs over 30 animatronic “spycams” disguised as animals to secretly record behavior in the wild. These spy cameras reveal animals as having emotions and behavior similar to humans – specifically, a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate, and invent. 2017-02-01 07:00:00publishdisabledshowfalse15471S36 Ep2: Fox TalesDiscover the red fox, an intelligent and adaptable canid.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fox-tales-about/15471/2017-10-11 08:00:00http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/files/2017/09/x1WLcZn-asset-mezzanine-16x9-6kkb4dA-480x270.jpg3005040199cove15445S36 Ep1: Naledi: One Little ElephantA moving story of how an orphan beat the odds with lots of help from her friends.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/naledi-one-little-elephant/15445/2017-10-04 08:00:00http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/files/2017/09/Naledi-Promotional-Still-4-480x270.jpg3004644730cove

What does it takes to make a 'spy creature' come alive? In the latest episode of the InsideNATURE podcast, we hear from animatronic designer John Nolan, who, along with his hardworking team, created the 30-plus robot spy creatures featured in upcoming NATURE mini-series Spy in the Wild (airing Feb 1st thru March 1st on PBS). The creatures range in size from a small worm-like grub to a full-size, fully-expressive orangutan. And while they all look very ...

John Downer
Executive Producer and Director of John Downer Productions
A passionate zoologist, John has been making ground breaking nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach. Using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques he continues to find new ways to immerse the audience in the animal world.
His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous ...